Hardenberg (Dutch: [ˈɦɑrdə(m)bɛr(ə)x] (listen); Dutch Low Saxon: Haddenbarreg or 'n Arnbarg) is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of Hardenberg has a population of about 60,000, with about 19,000 living in the city. It received city rights in 1362 from Jan van Arkel, Bishop of Utrecht. The famous Pieterpad passes through Hardenberg, a municipality which is located on the German border.

Hardenberg Haddenbarreg  (Dutch Low Saxon)
City and municipality
Former headquarters of the Dedemsvaartsche Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij in Dedemsvaart
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°34′N 6°37′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Peter Snijders (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	317.15 km2 (122.45 sq mi)
• Land	312.28 km2 (120.57 sq mi)
• Water	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (January 2019)[4]
• Total	60,574
• Density	194/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Hardenberger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7690–7704, 7707, 7770–7799
Area code	0523
Website	www.hardenberg.nl

Transport

Cycling

There are many cycling routes throughout Hardenberg. The Great Hardenburg Bicycle Race takes place each August, with the top 3 victors being named the "Wheeler-Kings" of the town and given lifetime passes to the local museum.

Road

The N34, which runs through Hardenberg, is its major road.

Trains

Railway stations:

• Gramsbergen station
• Hardenberg station
• Mariënberg station

Leisure

De Boshoek is a sport park off the N34 in the outskirts of Hardenberg, near Ommen.

HHC Hardenberg is the local football club of Hardenberg.

De slag is the indoor-swimming pool of Hardenberg located in the outskirts of Hardenberg (across the hospital).

Towns and villages

In the town

• Baalder
• Baalderveld
• Centrum
• Hazenbos
• Heemse
• Heemserbos
• Heemsermars
• Marslanden
• Norden

In the municipality

Notable people

Truusje Teelbal [1950-2003] Pop Singer

• Albert Hardenberg (c.1510 in Rheeze – 1574) a Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer
• Henk Dorgelo (1894 in Dedemsvaart – 1961) a Dutch physicist and academic
• Anna Charlotte Ruys (1898 in Dedemsvaart – 1977) a Dutch professor of bacteriology and epidemiology
• Mien Ruys (1904 in Dedemsvaart – 1999) a Dutch landscape and garden architect
• August Aimé Balkema (1906 in Avereest – 1996) a Dutch book trader and publisher active in Amsterdam and South Africa
• Henk Bodewitz (born 1939 in Gramsbergen) is a Dutch Sanskrit scholar
• Martin Koster (born 1950 in Dedemsvaart) a Dutch writer in the Drèents variety of Dutch Low Saxon
• Joke Bouwstra (born 1956 in Hardenberg) a Dutch researcher and professor of drug administration at Leiden University
• Roel Kuiper (born 1962 in Mariënberg) a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor
• Roos-Anne (Sanne) Hans (born 1984 in Dedemsvaart) known as lead singer of the band Miss Montreal is a Dutch singer-songwriter and guitar player

Sport

• Erik Hartsuiker (born 1940 in Avereest) a retired Dutch rower, bronze medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Helen Tanger (born 1978 in Hardenberg) is a rower and bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Arne Slot (born 1978 in Bergentheim) a former Dutch professional footballer midfielder with 450 caps
• Kyra Lamberink (born 1996 in Bergentheim) a Dutch female track cyclist
• Niek Kimmann (born 1996 in Lutten) a Dutch male BMX racing cyclist and gold medallist at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Kas Haverkort (born 2003 in Hardenberg) a Dutch racing driver and Spanish F4 champion

Image gallery

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  Hardenberg Town Hall
• 
  Hardenberg Station
• 
  Klepperman
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  A lake by the Vecht
• 
  A windmill in Hardenberg

References

External links

• Media related to Hardenberg at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website